>Ryoko swallowed and backed up as the man in black began glowing,
>obviously charging up for a chi blast. For a very strong chi blast. Ryouga,
>however, stood his ground and gathered all of his negative energy. In other
>words, he gathered his anger, depression, and hatred, all of which he had a
>whole lot of, into a great big glowing ball. Ryoko bit her lip.
>*There's no way I'm backing out now. I'm going to find out what the
>hell he's talking about and what he's done to my sister.* She narrowed
>her eyes. *I haven't seen her for years and this guy is not going to stop me
>from seeing her.* She looked at the glowing man again and faltered.
>*Err, perhaps I should get out of the way.* Ryoko quickly leaped up to
>the roof of Ukyou's restaurant and watched nervously at the two below. *At
>the rate that guy's chi is growing, Ryouga doesn't have a chance!* Ryoko
>grimaced and put her hands to her mouth. "Ryouga, get out of
>there!" she shouted frantically. "You're going to- huh?" It was then that she noticed
>how bright Ryouga was as well. "That was fast..." she murmured. "He
>must've been really angst-filled tonight. Wait a sec, why WAS he wandering
>around here anyway?" It was Ryouga who got his chi highest first.
>"Shishi Hokoudan!" he shouted as the nearly perfect depression blast
>was released from his hands. Ryoko had to shield her eyes. When she
>looked back, she watched Ryouga collapse because of all the chi-expenditure
>but the stranger was still standing. A little scratched and burned, but
>still standing. He stopped glowing and stood up straight.
>"Uhoh. This is not good. That was nearly a perfect Shishi
>Hokoudan! This guy can't be human!"
>"Can I come out now?" came a voice from inside the restaurant.
>"No, Ukyou! There's one more!" shouted the man, turning to face
>Ryoko.
>*He's holding her hostage! I've got to do something! I've... I've
>got to get help!* Ryoko got to her feet and took off, leaping from roof to
>roof in the usual Neriman Martial Artist fashion. Behind, the man jumped
>up onto the roof and followed. He however wasn't quite as fast and she
>could keep ahead. She knew, however, she couldn't keep away for long. *I have
>to find it. Where... where... man, I knew I should have gotten a map...
>where...* Suddenly, she tripped on a tile, falling forward. "I-itai..."
>Grimacing, she turned herself over to find the man in black standing directly
>over her. She rolled instinctively and grabbed a loose tile, flinging it at
>him. He just caught it between the fingers of his right hand. He easily
>crushed the tile and let the powdered remains fall to the ground. Ryoko got to
>her feet and gulped, but got into a fighting position. The man just lowered
>his head and smirked. She attacked furiously, most of which he blocked and
>counterattacked. He finished up by punching her in the chin sending
>her flying onto her back. Ryoko breathed heavily and looked up at the
>sky. *I-I... I can't...* She reached up and touched her lip and found it
>bleeding. She rolled forward and got back up, wobbling a little.
>The man was still standing there. Yet again, she got into a fighting
>stance. But instead of attacking, she frowned at him. "Who are you anyways?"
>"..."
>"Who are you?!"
>"Why the hell are you asking me?"
>"What-?"
>"Don't you know your own target?"
>"Target? What are you talking about?"
>"Oh, wait a sec. I know. You're stalling."
>"Stalling? Why would I-"
>"You know I'm going to kill you," he stated matter-of-factly. There
>was a dramatic pause as the words sunk in. However, it didn't quite end
>as dramatically.
>"Sweeto!" interrupted a high squeaky voice. Ryoko shrieked as a
>minuscule figure dressed as a ninja with a large sack on his back latched
>itself onto her chest.
>"Eep! Get off, you pervert!" A sweat drop formed on the man in
>black's head. Happosai was oblivious to Ryoko's squeals as he nuzzled
>harder onto her chest.
>"What beautiful-" Happosai was interrupted as he was raised up into
>the air. Ryoko crossed her arms over her chest. Happosai blinked as he faced
>the mysterious man all in black. "Who..." Happosai trailed off as he
>sensed a strong aura. Happosai narrowed his eyes. He wrenched himself out
>of the stranger's hand and hopped down to the ground. "I sense a great
>power in you," growled the master. "How dare you stop an old man's only
>source of happiness! You will pay!"
>"What business do you have in her chest?" asked the man quietly.
>Ryoko blinked.
>*Is he defending me now?*
>"I don't like your tone of voice!" shouted Happosai, changing the
>subject completely. He crossed his arms and turned his back. "You should
>treat your elders with respe- hey!" he protested as he spun around, realizing
>the man was reaching into his bag. The man held up a lacy bra, raising his
>eyebrow.
>"Give that back!"
>"And I suppose these," he said, snatching Happosai's bag and
>depositing the contents out onto the roof, "are yours?" A large pile of various
>lingerie was spread out. Happosai gaped in horror.
>"My silky darlings!" He glared at the man. "You'll pay for this!"
>Happosai began glowing as his aura became focused. Ryoko swallowed
>as the aura grew until Happosai's form toward high above them both. The
>man began glowing brightly like before. Happosai saw this and smirked. To
>Ryoko's surprise, Happosai let his aura die down. The man released the
>blast but Happosai dodged quickly out of the way, taking out a pipe out of
>nowhere and tapping the burning contents towards the stranger. The stranger
>dodged but then Happosai leaped up onto his back, tamping the pipe onto a point
>on the man's back. The stranger narrowed his eyes and quickly attacked
>Happosai. The minuscule pervert ended up on a flight over Nerima. "Damn.
>What the hell did he do to me?" Ryoko frowned. This seemed so familiar.
>Like something that happened to Ranma before that Ukyou had told her
>about. The man clucked his tongue.
>*I have to get that checked later. I have a bad feeling about this
>burn,* he thought. "As for now..." Ryoko eyed him warily and got into a
>fighting stance. "Shall we continue?"
>"You jerk." Ryoko began glowing as she focused her energy, totally
>concentrating on beating him. The man just waited.
>
>Somewhere else, Happosai lifted himself out of the trash can he had
>landed in "Heh. Soon that man will feel my wrath. The Ultimate Weakness
>Moxibustion! Mwahahahaha!" he laughed. Anyone within hearing range shivered as
>the sound radiated pure evil.
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